While a liberal may have won the presidency – take comfort social conservatives, discrimination is alive and well.
The
more I reflect on that every single gay marriage ban passed – especially
California's Proposition 8, the election of Barack Obama has somewhat tarnished for me.
Frankly, this morning, I am quite disappointed and angry.
Quite angry.
Undeniably,
social conservatism is grounded in Christianity, with the Holy Bible,
the most strident in its laws proclaiming death sentences for
homosexuality. The Bible is the unquestionable authority for the bigot,
the social conservative, to wrap himself up in tribal laws of
bronze-age people disguised today as the love of Jesus.
Ironically,
exit polls in California demonstrate that it was African-Americans who
voted in higher numbers to ban gay marriage. African-Americans are
proportionally self-identified higher as Christian than other racial
groups, with maybe the exception of Hispanics. How quickly are the
lessons of Loving vs Virgina have been forgotten?
I thought we lived in a secular society? I guess not.
Proposition 8 was mainly bankrolled by the Mormon Church and other right wing religious groups.
The wall between church and state continues to crumble, taking democracy, liberty and equality for its citizens with it.
That's what these gay marriage bans betray.
So good job. You have successfully enacted laws – state constitutional amendments no less, to remove a citizen's rights.
And you have established right-wing Christianity, over other forms of Christianity who embrace homosexuality.
So congratulations social conservatives and its enablers - you're bringing us closer and closer to theocracy.
Regardless, who you voted for in this election, if you voted to discriminate against gays and lesbians, you are a bigot.
A shameful, fearful, bigot.